Database Administrator (DBA) vs Frontend Developer
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Pay
Database Administrator
$138,800 typical, a year
Most DBAs earn $115,300 to $155,800 a year.
From 221 postings that list pay
688 open jobs now
Frontend Developer
$175,000 typical, a year
Most Frontend Developers earn $141,400 to $207,100 a year.
From 181 postings that list pay
455 open jobs now
Frontend Developers typically earn about $36,200 more a year than DBAs.
What each one does
Database Administrator
- Install, configure, and maintain database software and systems.
- Monitor database health, availability, and performance.
- Implement and maintain backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Develop, optimize, and troubleshoot database objects and code.
- Manage database security, access controls, and compliance.
- Collaborate with development teams to design and support database solutions.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Frontend Developer
- Design and develop user-facing web applications using modern frameworks.
- Collaborate with designers and product teams to create intuitive interfaces.
- Integrate front-end applications with backend APIs and services.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code.
- Optimize application performance and ensure responsiveness.
- Participate in code reviews and agile development processes.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Database Administrator
More common in DBA postings
- SQL Server 5 in 10 postings
- SQL 5 in 10 postings
- Oracle 4 in 10 postings
- Database Administration 4 in 10 postings
- Database Administrator 4 in 10 postings
- PostgreSQL 3 in 10 postings
- Technical Degree 3 in 10 postings
- Database Security 3 in 10 postings
- Database Monitoring 3 in 10 postings
- SQL Performance Tuning 3 in 10 postings
Frontend Developer
More common in Frontend Developer postings
- React 8 in 10 postings
- TypeScript 7 in 10 postings
- Front-End Architecture 4 in 10 postings
- Front-End Technologies 4 in 10 postings
- JavaScript 4 in 10 postings
- Next.js 2 in 10 postings
- CSS 2 in 10 postings
- State Management 2 in 10 postings
- HTML 2 in 10 postings
- Code Review 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Database Administrator
- Pay not stated 120 E Ridgeley St, Atmore, Alabama, USPythonBashPowerShellOracleMongoDB +14
Amazon Database Eng III
Campus Building$155,542 - $197,400/yrstatedPerlPythonLinuxPostgreSQLMySQL +14Senior Administrator, Database Operations
University of Maryland Global Campus$105k - $125k/yrstated (North America) Adelphi, MD HybridPostgreSQLAzureMySQLBashSQL +16
Frontend Developer
Software Engineer II, Frontend (Banking)
Seattletech$152k - $190k/yrstated Seattle, Washington, US HybridWebpackReactViteGraphQLCross-Browser Compatibility +3Amazon Frontend Engineer II
Campus Building$143,700 - $194,400/yrstatedCSSJavaScriptHTMLReactAngular +10- Pay not stated New York, NYTypeScriptReactAngularSAMLOAuth 2.0 +25
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